Dombey and Son (version 2)
Charles Dickens
Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born, and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth.
As with most of Dickens' work, a number of socially significant themes are to be found in this book. In particular the book deals with the then-prevalent common practice of arranged marriages for financial gain. Other themes to be detected within this work include child cruelty (particularly in Dombey's treatment of Florence), familial relationships, and as ever in Dickens, betrayal and deceit and the consequences thereof. (Wikipedia) (44 hr 35 min)
Chapters
| 01 - Dombey and Son | 38:29 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 02 - In which Timely Provision is made for an Emergency that | 38:36 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 03 - In which Mr Dombey, as a Man and a Father, is seen at the Head of the Home… | 34:51 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 04 - In which some more First Appearances are made on the Stage of these Advent… | 38:10 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 05 - Pauls Progress and Christening | 58:13 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 06 - Paul's Second Deprivation | 1:04:41 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 07 - A Bird's-eye Glimpse of Miss Tox's Dwelling-Place; also of the State of Mi… | 17:45 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 08 - Paul's further Progress, Growth, and Character | 1:08:28 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 09 - In which the Wooden Midshipman gets into Trouble | 39:54 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 10 - Containing the Sequel of the Midshipman's Disaster | 42:59 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 11 - Paul's Introduction to a New Scene | 46:54 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 12 - Paul's Education | 57:48 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 13 - Shipping Intelligence and Office Business | 39:58 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 14 - Paul Grows More and More Old-Fashioned and Goes Home for the Holidays | 1:15:08 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 15 - Amazing Artfulness of Captain Cuttle and a New Pursuit for Walter Gay | 47:48 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 16 - What the Waves Were Always Saying | 16:38 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 17 - Captain Cuttle does a Little Business for the Young People | 32:49 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 18 - Father and Daughter | 57:28 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 19 - Walter Goes Away | 37:35 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 20 - Mr. Dombey goes upon a journey | 44:55 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 21 - New Faces | 32:11 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 22 - A Trifle of Management by Mr. Carker the Manager | 58:35 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 23 - Florence Solitary and the Midshipman Mysterious | 1:08:11 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 24 - The Study of a Loving Heart | 33:30 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 25 - Strange News of Uncle Sol | 27:47 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 26 - Shadows of the Past and Future" | 47:32 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 27 - Deeper Shadows | 54:17 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 28 - Alterations | 33:09 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 29 - The Opening of the Eyes of Mrs. Chick | 38:13 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 30 - The Interval Before the Marriage | 49:24 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 31 - The Wedding | 52:05 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 32 - The Wooden Midshipman Goes to Pieces | 53:27 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 33 - Contrasts | 42:52 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 34 - Another Mother and Daughter | 36:28 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 35 - The Happy Pair | 38:11 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 36 - Housewarming | 39:06 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 37 - More Warnings than One | 36:20 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 38 - Miss Tox Improves an Old Acquaintance | 28:31 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 39 - Further Adventures of Captain Edward Cuttle, Mariner | 54:11 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 40 - Domestic Relations | 51:40 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 41 - New Voices in the Waves | 33:25 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 42 - Confidential and Accidental | 46:48 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 43 - The Watchers of the Night | 26:49 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 44 - A Separation | 30:57 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 45 - The Trusty Agent | 26:24 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 46 - Recognizant and Reflective | 38:52 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 47 - The Thunderbolt | 1:05:57 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 48 - The Flight of Florence | 34:52 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 49 - The Midshipman Makes a Discovery | 52:07 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 50 - Mr. Toot's Complaint | 52:11 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 51 - Mr Dombey and the World | 26:17 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 52 - Secret Intelligence | 45:22 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 53 - More Intelligence | 48:10 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 54 - The Fugitives | 32:45 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 55 - Rob The Grinder Loses His Place | 38:15 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 56 - Several People Delighted and the Game Chicken Disgusted | 1:09:10 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 57 - Another Wedding | 25:53 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 58 - After a Lapse | 47:12 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 59 - Retribution | 1:00:23 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 60 - Chiefly Matrimonial | 41:01 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 61 - Relenting | 39:08 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
| 62 - Final | 18:44 | Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011) |
Reviews
Loved it!
Keziah Dyck
Cynthia is a great reader, I really enjoyed listening to her. This is now one of my favorite Dicken's book. :)
Goofy
fiveninteen
The reading is good, but the constant microphone noise doesn't become an acquired taste.
R H Darling
eat
Enjoyed the narration and the story